The articles in this category are all about Sentences.
They are look at how sentences are made, the grammar of sentences, the building blocks of sentences and then what you can do with sentences and how to teach them in your TEFL class.
Look down even further and there are sub-categories on active & passive voice, reported speech and making questions.
A conditional usually consists of 2 clauses known as the main clause and the conditional clause. The conditional clause usually begins with words like if or unless: {conditional clause}, + {main clause} if you leave me now, + you will take away the biggest part of me If my heart […]
In grammar a complement – not to be confused with a compliment! – is a way to provide more information about the subject or the object of a sentence. He is gorgeous! Did you like the present she gave you? A complement completes an idea, whether this is expressed with […]
Commas are used as part of the punctuation system of English. This article describes how and when we use them. Talking generally we use commas in two main ways. First, to separate lists of words or similar items in a sentence: He was a big, bad, bald, belligerent, dog. Second, […]
A Colon is a punctuation mark in English. It consists of two round dots, one above the other (although occasionally these are small squares). The colon immediately follows the word before and there is a space between the colon and what follows. Note that the colon is a very different […]
A Cleft Sentence (cleft, past participle of cleave = split) is a sentence that has been split into two clauses – a main clause and a subordinate clause – in order to emphasize one part of it. This part is often referred to as the “focus”. It is her kindness […]